my daughter told me that her teacher told everybody that the only bone you can see is your teeth.
2006-09-19 08:09:46 · 12 answers · asked by albertpti 1 in Health ➔ Dental
No, teeth are not bones. Is the "skin" lining your stomach skin? It is soft like your "outside skin," but it is not the same.
Bones are defined by the presence of osteoblasts and osteoclasts, the two types of cells that produce and dissolve BONE in the body. Teeth are made by odontoblasts and ameloblasts, which are totally distinct and different from osteoblasts.
2006-09-19 12:08:41 · answer #1 · answered by Picture Taker 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Is Your Teeth A Bone
2016-10-15 23:24:13 · answer #2 · answered by guglielmina 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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my daughter told me that her teacher told everybody that the only bone you can see is your teeth.
2015-08-16 15:40:12 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, your daughter's teacher is wrong. Bones are similar to teeth in composition but bones and teeth are two different things. And I fail to see how the Wikipedia definition supports the statement that bones are teeth. There are 206 bones in the adult human body. If teeth were bones, then all anatomy books would have be rewritten.
2006-09-19 08:14:20 · answer #4 · answered by TweetyBird 7 · 6⤊ 1⤋
I am a dental assistant and i know for a fact that teeth are not bones. Teeth are made from enamel, root/nerve, and pulp which is the spongy material under the enamel. They are made similar to bone but are not considered bone. Teeth are also a bit stronger than bone.
2006-09-19 10:26:11 · answer #5 · answered by Ladybugbaby 2 · 6⤊ 1⤋
Yes they are. Tweety bird, I am a nurse also, specializing in homeopathy, and maybe I'm wrong, but I don't think so, and I've never heard that teeth we not BONES!
2006-09-19 08:27:20 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
No. Teeth are made of enamel, which is actually harder than bone.
2006-09-19 08:19:33 · answer #7 · answered by Sean 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Yes they are bones. Think about it: when someone dies, and that's left is there bones, and what bones do you see, everything including teeth! Teeth are a softer bone.
Also you hear 10% from your teeth, weird huh?
2006-09-19 08:17:00 · answer #8 · answered by xportuguesax 3 · 1⤊ 5⤋
Yes.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teeth
2006-09-19 08:10:33 · answer #9 · answered by Trixie D 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋
yes , teeth are bones.
2006-09-19 08:18:14 · answer #10 · answered by wonderwoman 4 · 0⤊ 4⤋